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Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for brain tumours. This involves giving the patient a drug that makes the tissue sensitive to light and then activating it with a laser light source to destroy the tumour cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 March 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy for treating recurrent prostate cancer. This involves putting special needles or probes into the prostate and using Argon gas to freeze and destroy the cancerous prostate tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 May 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on vinflunine (Javlor) for treating advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

23 January 2013

aerodigestive tract origin:- In people with CUADT of unknown primary, can radiotherapy target volumes be selected based on clinical and...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

6 April 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on electrochemotherapy for metastases in the skin from tumours of non-skin origin and melanoma. This involves applying short, powerful pulses of electricity to the tumour, allowing an anticancer drug to pass through into the cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 March 2013

This guideline covers the assessment and management of melanoma (a type of skin cancer) in children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve survival.

Result type

NICE guideline

Last updated

27 July 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on minimally invasive radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer. This involves removing the uterus, cervix, upper vagina and some lymph nodes.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 January 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on high-intensity focused ultrasound for treating prostate cancer. This involves inserting a probe through the rectum that gives out a beam of ultrasound to heat and destroy the cancerous prostate tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer. This involves using cold temperature to freeze and destroy cancer tissue as a first treatment for cancer that hasn't spread far from the prostate.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on chlormethine gel (Ledaga) for treating early-stage mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

18 August 2021

glioma:- Does the addition of concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide to radiotherapy improve overall survival in patients with IDH...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

11 December 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma. This involves giving the patient something that makes them sensitive to light, then using special equipment to shine light onto the cancer to activate the substance and destroy some of the cancer.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on high dose rate brachytherapy for carinoma of the cervix. This involves giving radiation at a high dose rate to the cervix (reducing the timeframe compared with low or medium dose rates) to treat the cancer.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on dabrafenib (Finlee) with trametinib (Spexotras) for treating BRAF V600E mutation-positive glioma in children and young people aged 1 year and over.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

29 May 2024

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for primary or secondary lung cancers. This involves inserting 1 or more electrodes (needle-like probes) through the chest into the lung and using an electrical current to produce heat to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

15 December 2010